Butterscotch Bananas & Rum with Vanilla Ice Cream

Photo by  Con Poulos

Butterscotch Bananas & Rum with Vanilla Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS

1. 1/2cup pecans
2. 1/2cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3. 1cup dark brown sugar
4. 1/4teaspoon ground cinnamon
5. 6bananas, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
6. 1/4cup dark rum
7. 2pints vanilla ice cream

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 375° F.

1. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast, 
2. tossing occasionally, until fragrant, 5 to 6 minutes; 
3. roughly chop.

1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. 
2. Add the sugar and cinnamon and cook, whisking occasionally, 
3. until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes.

1. Gently stir in the bananas. Remove from heat and add the rum. 
2. Using a match, carefully ignite the mixture and wait until the
3. flame goes out. Stir in the pecans.

1. Serve the bananas and sauce over the ice cream.

By Kate Merker

• Serves

• 8

• Hands-On Time

• 15 min

• Total Time

• 20 min

• 
  
• Nutritional Information

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATIONPer Serving

• Calories

• 475 calories

• Calories

• 45% calories from fat

• Fat

• 24 g

• Cholesterol

• 59 mg

• Sodium

• 66 mg

• Protein

• 4 g

• Carbohydrate

• 64 g

• Sugar

• 52 g

• Fiber

• 3 g

• December 2008
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Recipe Courtesy of: Real Simple

                                   

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Strawberry Shortcake is one of my all time favorite summer desserts. 

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I'm picky on my biscuits or cake that is used. If it's a biscuit, it had better be the best biscuit I've had. I find most dry and I'm not thrilled with that, yet I can't stand those yellow fill cake shells they sell in the store either.

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As I have to have mine pureed and then strained to remove the seeds. I love the puree all over the cake with fresh homemade whipped topping.

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I'm not sure if this qualifies as a 'quote' but my favorite is from Albert Einstein.

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I was out on my back patio and while the dog was looking for lizards to chase I noticed these things hanging from my passion vine.

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https://youtu.be/9ETN0g6IFM8

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It seems, that, no. I can't stay within the lines...

LOL 

I did the cutting in and he filled in the middle, with a brush mind you, he didn't want to use the roller .

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*Sigh* really *rolling eyes* this is like watching water boil. 

...

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